Cruise and Maritime Voyages (CMV) has announced the maiden voyage of its latest ship Amy Johnson. Following delivery and a refurbishment programme, it will sail from Singapore on 15 April 2021 on a 43-night cruise through Asia, the Middle East, transiting the Suez Canal, before visiting exciting ports in Europe on the way to London Tilbury. The ship will be adult-only.

Announcing its maiden voyage and 2021 programme, Lisa Jacobs, sales director of CMV said: “Amy Johnson will be the flagship of the CMV fleet. A real step up for us whilst still maintaining our key brand values of a more traditional style of cruising and maritime experience. CMV passengers and our trade industry partners, will welcome the similar style on board to Columbus and Vasco da Gama.”

Inaugural guests will fly from London overnight to join the ship in Singapore. The maiden voyage includes ports in Malaysia, then to India, visiting Egypt and a chance to see Luxor and Jordan. From the Suez Canal, there is the opportunity to explore Cairo, followed by other interesting and ancient sites in Greece and Italy. The South of France, Southern Spain plus Portugal’s Lisbon and Oporto are towards the end of this amazing journey with La Coruna and Amsterdam the final calls on the way to London Tilbury.